NASCAR Information Sunday, September 17, 2023
NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
2023 Bristol
Denny Hamlin
2023 Bristol winner – Started 2nd, lap 71 speeding, finished 4th in Stage 2, 142 of final 147 laps led including final 135
Winner pit stops: Denny Hamlin – 4 Stops 71, 110, 255, 365 (All caution)
Stage 1 & 2 winner: Christopher Bell 3rd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Christopher Bell 1st & 1st
Most points scored: 54 Christopher Bell 3rd
Passed for final lead change: Chris Buescher 4th
Winner final laps led: Denny Hamlin 135
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 4
Longest green run: 131 Laps (Lap 370-500)
Best free pass finisher: Daniel Suárez 21st
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 1st
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 12th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 22nd
Denny Hamlin
Passed 14,000 career laps led
Back-to-back wins twice in career – Pocono 6/10 & Michigan 6/10 and Bristol 8/12 & 2012 Atlanta
Last 9 wins on 9 different tracks – Dover, Talladega, Darlington, Las Vegas, Richmond, Charlotte, Kansas, Pocono & Bristol
Season
Most wins this season: 5 William Byron
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 Denny Hamlin
Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Denny Hamlin
Most top 5 finishes this season: 13 Kyle Larson
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 7 Chase Elliott
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 14 Brad Keselowski
Most laps led this season: 877 William Byron (No Playoff laps led)
Most laps led without a win this season: 282 Brad Keselowski
Most races led this season: 22 Denny Hamlin (9 Straight races led – 435 Laps led)
Season
14 Different winners in 29 races this season
6 Different winners last 6 races –
Michael McDowell, William Byron, Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick & Denny Hamlin
Chris Buescher only repeat winner last 8 races (3 Wins) – 5 Others 1-win each
5 Different winners in 6 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season
3 Different winners in 4 races on paved short tracks this season – Kyle Larson 2, Chris Buescher 1 & Denny Hamlin 1
3 Different winners in 3 Playoff races this season –
Kyle Larson (Darlington), Tyler Reddick (Kansas) & Denny Hamlin (Bristol)
Denny Hamlin best Playoff finisher at Bristol – Winner
Ty Gibbs best non-Playoff finisher at Bristol – Finished 5th
Joey Logano worst Playoff finisher at Bristol – Finished 34th
Martin Truex Jr. raced into Round of 12 – 13th (-7) before Bristol & 2nd (+25) after Bristol
Bubba Wallace raced into Round of 12 – 14th (-19) before Bristol & 12th (-14) after Bristol
Christopher Bell leads all with 5 poles this season including 3 straight
Christopher Bell is winless in 10 races after starting first
William Byron leads with 8 Stage wins this season
2 Swept Stage 1, 2 & race this season – William Byron (Las Vegas March) & Martin Truex Jr. (New Hampshire)
Christopher Bell swept Stage 1 & 2 in 2 races this season (Chicago Street Race & Bristol) – Failed to win both races
2 Won consecutive races this season –
William Byron (Las Vegas March & Phoenix March) & Chris Buescher (Richmond July & Michigan)
3 Races won from pole this season – Joey Logano (Atlanta March), Kyle Busch (St. Louis) & Ross Chastain (Nashville)
Leader of most laps failed to win last 4 races
Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 8 races this season
William Byron took lead for final time with 2 to go 3 of 5 wins this season
3 Races settled by last lap pass this season –
Atlanta March (Joey Logano winner), Talladega April (Kyle Busch winner) & Kansas May (Denny Hamlin winner)
10 Races finished in Overtime this season – Leader at scheduled distance failed to win 6
William Byron: 3 Overtime wins this season
Closest margin-of-victory this season: .098 Seconds – Chris Buescher over Brad Keselowski (Daytona Aug.)
Chris Buescher winner in 2 closest finishes this season
William Byron: 3 Wins this season with under 1-second margin-of-victory
Kyle Larson finished 2nd in 2 of Denny Hamlin’s 3 wins this season
Kyle Larson best Hendrick Motorsports finisher all 3 Playoff races this season
Ryan Preece best Stewart-Haas Racing finisher at Bristol – Finished 12th
Team Penske drivers finished 22nd or worse at Bristol
3 of 4 Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished top 5 at Bristol – 431 of 500 laps led (86%)
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS THIS SEASON
Most wins this season: 6 John Hunter Nemechek
Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 4 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 3 finishes this season: 12 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 5 finishes this season: 15 Austin Hill
Most top 5 finishes without a win this season: 9 Josh Berry
Most top 10 finishes this season: 20 John Hunter Nemechek
Most top 10 finishes without a win this season: 15 Josh Berry
Most laps led this season: 916 John Hunter Nemechek
Most laps led without a win this season: 200 Josh Berry
Season
14 Different winners in 27 races this season
3 Winners in 5 races on tracks 1.5-miles in length this season – Justin Allgaier, Austin Hill & John Hunter Nemechek
Best Playoff finisher at Bristol: Justin Allgaier – 1st
Best non-Playoff finisher at Bristol: Ryan Sieg – 6th
Worst Playoff finisher at Phoenix: Josh Berry – 36th
Cole Custer leads all with 5 poles this season
1 Won consecutive races this season – John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta July & New Hampshire)
Winner started on front row in 11 races this season
Only 5 winners started outside top 10 this season
John Hunter Nemechek started 2nd in 4 of 6 wins this season
Final lead change with 3 or fewer laps to go in 9 races this season
11 Overtime races this season – Leader at scheduled distance won 6
Justin Allgaier leading at scheduled distance 3 Overtime races this season – 1 Win (Daytona Aug.)